Dante the Author constructs several perspectives in the poem starting here. ... This is the circle that Virgil resides in. ... In Canto V, Dante and Virgil descend into the Second Circle of Hell, Lustful. ... After strong words from Virgil, Minos allows them to pass. ... At a word from Virgil, Plutus falls to the ground. ...
Inferno (Italian for "hell"), is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem "The Divine Comedy." ... It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. ... The poem starts on Maundy Thursday in the year 1300. ... Virgil then guides Dante through the nine circles of Hell. ...
This poem is allegorical record of Dante's quest to overcome sin and find God. ... Dante starts the poem trapped in the shadows of his own sin and this is his quest to find light. ... Dante is often scared and consistently turns to Virgil for safety and relief, in the lower parts of hell. ... Dante becomes afraid when Virgil, shows signs of confusion and feebleness. ... As the poem progresses we see Dante the Pilgrim and Dante the Poet becoming more and more similar. ...
After crossing the river Acheron Dante finds him self in Level 1- Limbo is the first circle in hell where things are not so bad, there is no punishment here, there is a seven walled- castle, some trees, a stream which all serves as a home to Dante's guide through hell, the great philosopher Virgil as well as many other great philosophers. ... Moving on downward Dante and Virgil find themselves in level 4 where the sin here is those who wasted their lives and lived greedily without sharing any of their wealth. ... As Dante and Virgil move on quickly they come across the river Styx. ......
The Inferno is epic that is about a telling of Dante through his Journey throughout Hell while being guided by Virgil. In the poem, Hell is shown as nine circles of suffering depending on what you did and serves as different levels of punishment and along in this journey, Dante understands the soul towards God along with the Inferno describing the nine circles of hell being Lucifer, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud, and treasury as he explores hell and meets different people along the way. ... By Beatrice sending Virgil, it would mean that she still loves Dante and that ...
